What non 73/87 parts have you swapped into your squarebody?

[4WDKC]

Short box or long box?

Long

 

[malibuman402]

96 tahoe bucket seats and console, 96 tahoe serpantine setup, 72 402 bored .060 over.

 

[malibuman402]

and a duel electric fan from a 05 impala.

 

[nvrenuf]

Do you have any pics of the silverado front seats???
I'm getting tired of my '85's tired old bench seat and was thinking of trying to fit in a late model Silverado seat with the buckets and console combo.

I don't have any really good pics but here is the best one. I made some mounting brackets out of 1x2-1/8 rectangle tubing.

They may be a little tall for a pickup, the floor in my Blazer is flat where the truck floor has a 3"-4" swell under the seat(s).

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[Arkansas_V8]

The only part I have is a Jeep XJ steering shaft.

 

[Rusty Nail]

What came off the astro van?

I started that project with a pair of "captain" seats with center console that came out of an Astro Van. (Aftermarket conversion "Mark 3") They first saw service under my lead in a '97 c1500 I used to own.
Sry it wasn't anything cooler than that
I don't have them anymore but them sumbitches will bolt into damn near anything!

 

[Rusty Nail]

72 402 bored .060 over.

Boy howdy!

 

[fussfeld]

Astro(safari) aluminum wheels.

i upgraded to michelins and didn't want to run steel rims anymore. This is a fairly cheap way at the salvage yard to get into aluminum rims.

85-2002 was 5X5 lug

2003 on up was 6 lug and i think 16" rims.

 

[78C10BigTen]

This was my grandfathers truck, it’s worth exactly it’s widget in scrap to most people. But it’s considered family now.

It sounds pretty damn sweet to me!! A bunch of new feature i like on that list.

 

[78C10BigTen]

I have an AX-15 5 speed manual out of a 1995 2wd Dodge Dakota. It was a big upgrade from the 3 speed!

How much custom fab though????

 

[78C10BigTen]

The only part I have is a Jeep XJ steering shaft.

I tried that but im too old and need extra pieces

 

[peats]

lexus 8 way power seats from an rx350. have them in my 72 k5 and my 81 c10. unmatched comfort.

 

[DBarre]

How much custom fab though????

Only a custom driveshaft and an adapter plate. Novak Conversions makes a kit that uses the original Chevy bellhousing and adapts to the AX-15. Check out my thread: 81 C10 Six Banger

 

[Matt69olds]

It sounds pretty damn sweet to me!! A bunch of new feature i like on that list.

Thank you. I just bought a rust free bed to replace what’s left of the original after the dreaded “tin worm” finished feasting on it. Later on I’ll probably look into a cab swap. The cab is relatively solid compared to the bed. I have never seen a bed rust as bad as this one, and it’s rusting out from the bottom up. I tried my hand at some bodywork, I replaced the rotten wheel house with a replacement panel, it’s still fairly solid. I think the only thing holding the bed sides in place is the tailgate. The truck sat for many years after my grandfather died, I’m convinced the worst thing for a vehicle is to sit. The truck ram and drove well when he parked it, once I got it running I had to deal with dry rotted hoses, mice chewing on wiring, rusty brake lines, etc

 

[Doublenaughtspy]

Do you have any pics of the silverado front seats???
I'm getting tired of my '85's tired old bench seat and was thinking of trying to fit in a late model Silverado seat with the buckets and console combo.

FYI, my seats came from a '08 Silverado LS, cloth and power adjustment. Took a bit of work fabbing mounts and they still ended up a bit too tall from the floor. I can barely get them far enough back to be comfortable (I'm a 34" inseam) and have to keep the steering wheel tilted up. The headrests had to go, too. I love the look and storage, but not sure I'd go with the same again.